Lakewood, CO Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school35,027100.0
Nursery school, preschool2,5267.2
Kindergarten1,6244.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)14,45641.3
High school (grades 9-12)7,21220.6
College or graduate school9,20926.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over98,169100.0
Less than 9th grade2,7782.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma7,7027.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)24,13424.6
Some college, no degree24,90225.4
Associate degree6,4326.6
Bachelor's degree21,14621.5
Graduate or professional degree11,07511.3
Percent high school graduate or higher89.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher32.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over117,522100.0
Never married32,90328.0
Now married, except separated60,41451.4
Separated1,8591.6
Widowed6,1925.3
Female
4,9184.2
Divorced16,15413.7
Female
9,4478.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,164100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren79336.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over112,212100.0
Civilian veterans15,54213.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years28,269100.0
With a disability2,1487.6
Population 21 to 64 years87,978100.0
With a disability14,22216.2
Percent employed
68.0(X)
No disability73,75683.8
Percent employed
83.6(X)
Population 65 years and over16,348100.0
With a disability5,82935.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over135,404100.0
Same house in 199565,47648.4
Different house in the U.S. in 199566,73849.3
Same county
28,82721.3
Different county
37,91128.0
Same state
21,36215.8
Different state
16,54912.2
Elsewhere in 19953,1902.4
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population144,089100.0
Native133,79692.9
Born in United States
132,83892.2
State of residence
64,69144.9
Different state
68,14747.3
Born outside United States
9580.7
Foreign born10,2937.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
4,9493.4
Naturalized citizen
4,0482.8
Not a citizen
6,2454.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)10,293100.0
Europe2,53424.6
Asia2,87427.9
Africa3343.2
Oceania530.5
Latin America4,06239.5
Northern America4364.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over135,404100.0
English only118,76987.7
Language other than English16,63512.3
Speak English less than 'very well
6,4044.7
Spanish
9,6317.1
Speak English less than "very well"
4,0313.0
Other Indo-European languages
3,8822.9
Speak English less than "very well"
1,0290.8
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,5781.9
Speak English less than "very well"
1,1610.9
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population144,089100.0

Total ancestries reported

168,877117.2
Arab4260.3
Czech11,5651.1
Danish1,6331.1
Dutch2,8172.0
English19,49713.5
French (except Basque)15,5703.9
French Canadian11,1030.8
German36,21925.1
Greek5740.4
Hungarian8720.6
Irish120,28414.1
Italian8,0145.6
Lithuanian2900.2
Norwegian4,4103.1
Polish3,8252.7
Portuguese930.1
Russian1,3160.9
Scotch-Irish3,3992.4
Scottish4,0112.8
Slovak1590.1
Subsaharan African4440.3
Swedish4,7763.3
Swiss7160.5
Ukrainian3230.2
United States or American6,7004.6
Welsh1,4611.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1560.1
Other ancestries38,22426.5
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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